Matt Vander Werf <mvand...@nd.edu> writes: > I can confirm that it works on some systems but not on others when > using Red Hat's latest version of libsmbios and smbios-utils-bin > (2.3.3-6) on RHEL 7. When using the latest versions from Dell > (2.3.1-3013.13047), it works everywhere. I haven't tested the versions > in EPEL. > > I've found that on older 11G systems, the Red Hat versions don't work > and I see the same things that Trond is seeing. This includes R815 > systems and R810 systems (mostly all we have left from 11G). But on > 12G and 13G systems the Red Hat versions work just fine. Presumably it > works with 14G systems too, but we don't have any 14G systems up and > running to test on yet. @Trond: What systems are you using that you're > seeing the issues on? 11G systems by chance?
Yes, I've tested this on a couple of 11G systems.. Didn't think to test on newer generations. > So, it has something to do with the hardware itself that's not > supported correctly with Red Hat's versions (but works fine with the > latest Dell versions). Not sure is this is a Dell fix or Red Hat fix > honestly (I would think Dell though). I can provide more info about > systems I tested with, if that would help Dell. > > What Trond says is correct about the need for the new libsmbiosc++ > package (see: > https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3409271#comment-1307921...if > anyone can't view this, let me know and I can send along the contents > of the comment to the list). From my understanding, it looks there are > some fixes that will be included in a new libsmbios release from Red > Hat (possibly for the issues we're seeing with 11G systems, if it's > already fixed in the newer EPEL version), which will eventually > obsolete the EPEL libsmbios/smbios-utils-bin packages. So, sounds like > there's still some planned work on this before everything works > correctly. Hmm.. If this is considered a bug or feature enhancement in the Red Hat package it could take some time before we have a fix. Red Hat usually only release (non-important) bug fixes as part of a major upgrade, meaning we may have to wait until RHEL 7.6. But with the EPEL packages working for 11G and the official Red Hat packages working for 12G and newer, and the Dell versions working everywhere, at least we have something that works. That's very good news! Thanks Matt :) Regards, -- Trond Hasle Amundsen <t.h.amund...@usit.uio.no> _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
